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title: "What to Watch: Games of the North"
slug: what-to-watch-games-of-the-north
date: 2017-01-06
author: "Guest User"
original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/what-to-watch-games-of-the-north
section: news-notes
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# What to Watch: Games of the North

Jan 6

Written By [Guest User](/news-notes?author=6839f4dcc52c4707a9ee7c66)

As part of Vision Maker Media's "40 years, 40 films, 40 weeks" program, one archived PBS film will be re-released each week. So, watch them while they are available!

This week's featured film is: [Games of the North](http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_508-2z12n50488)

[![](images/c63e3079-image-asset.jpeg)](http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_508-2z12n50488)

For thousands of years, traditional Inuit sports have been vital for survival within the unforgiving Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive, these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and spirit within the community. Follow four modern Inuit athletes as they reveal their unique relationship to the games and compete across the North. As unprecedented change sweeps across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today.

[what to watch](/news-notes/tag/what+to+watch)

[Guest User](/news-notes?author=6839f4dcc52c4707a9ee7c66)